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Aisle Seven

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A young boy, breathing heavily from running, stopped at her feet, barely able to speak,

In The Wake

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Any form of exertion would defile what we are trying to do

Coming From Alabama

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In the state that the stars fell on, Love and I stumbled upon bits of God where he forgot sky and moon, too.

Helpless

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She stiffens and blusters and roars Not like a storm, Not like a lion. Like a badger, caught in the steel jaws of a trap.

Contained

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You’re listening to Smooth FM, taking you from the darkest hours to the start of a brand new day.

One Sick, Two Sick, Red Sick, Blue Sick

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I found a diseased fish / wedged between some boulders near the pier

If only one more thing

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If I could say only one thing more to Tony who died a month ago, there is one thing I could find to say

A Bead Was Lost

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In Brief

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I can admire Falling Water and find Mr. Wright a complete shit.

Osama Retires

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Osama couldn’t see any reason he shouldn’t retire. No way he could top BP Oil in the Gulf or Pacific Gas & Electric in San Bruno.

Still Dancing b/w Smokey Conversation

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an engine stalls out in the parking lot the driver tears her skirt coming through the door

Esmée

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Esmée sat alone at a table on the terrace at Marina Jack’s in Sarasota. She had been there ten minutes and no waitress had approached her.

Physics 101

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The cellar smelled like an aroused muskrat.

CARTOGRAPHY

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Your brother is not really blind.

driving

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gravel coughing up tires at 90 miles an hour and just getting under way

Falling

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Sometimes when I fall I see a ...

Her last good year

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“We are NOT starving!” I stated emphatically. “What ever gave you the idea that you are starving? Honestly, Annie, you are so melodramatic. You have food in front of you right now, don’t you?’ I said pointing to her plate of potatoes and so

Exhale

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It's as if the house knew I was relinquishing my hold on it.

Tu me rends fou

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Feeding you a taste of croissant

How to Stop Doing and Be

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Monday will come soon enough to get/ what needs to be done, done.

Cut-offs

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The sauce is you

What I Learned From Magazines This Week

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In his heyday, Burt Reynolds owned $100,000 worth of custom-made toupees.

Go ahead

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Sit right down in the chair. It's a glider, see? Smooth and easy movement without that annoying head-swing you get from a rocker. And easy to get out of, unlike a lounge chair. Relax. "Reba" reruns will be coming on in a minute.

Barrier Island

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At the beach house

C-ing History

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Conjure calamity and calamity comes.

The Model & The Artist

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I advertised in the local paper for a model.

Open Wounds

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Where the skin had grazed, shredded by the coarse gravel to form scabs, fascinated Jack. It reminded him of his youth and his own grazes, scratches and stitches. As a boy he imagined scabs were rough foundations of igneous rock, blood like lava pouring th

Easy Lessons

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A hinge in my heart is broken.

Our Last Night at the Nunnery Motel 2.0 in Milano

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They make you work For your pizza in Italy You have to slice it yourself While wearing a gas mask To ward off the cigarette smoke From every neighboring table While chasing away the Mosquitos and the pigeons The flies and the gypsy r

Dear Caddy

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I would advise the younger you to change your underpants, and not to let those boys do the talking for you.